SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — One of only 10 known surviving examples, the 1866 Double Eagle survived an attempted theft, was donated to a Valparaiso church and was sold by Heritage Auctions on April 27, for $517,000,...
PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — Selling high above the rest at Freeman’s April 26 American furniture, folk and decorative arts sale was an Eighteenth Century painting from Jamaican born multi-talented artist...
BOSTON, MASS. — A diary written in 1945 by John F. Kennedy during his brief stint as a journalist after World War II sold for $718,750, including premium, in a live auction on April 26, according to Boston-based...
By Jessica Skwire Routhier NEW YORK CITY – Every Art 101 student knows Marsden Hartley for his vibrant, highly Modernist, symbolic portraits: Gertrude Stein as a cup of coffee, as resplendent as a Mexican...
BOCA GRANDE, FLA. – Dorrance “Dodo” Hill Hamilton, 88, died on April 18 surrounded by family at her home in Boca Grande after a long illness. Many cultural organizations and societies...
BETHEL, CONN. – Paul B. Leonard, 70, died peacefully April 17 at Bethel Health Center with his family by his side. Paul was a well-known and respected auctioneer and appraiser in the arts and antiques...
DALLAS, TEXAS – One of the world’s most important private collections of Islamic art is receiving the largest public presentation in its history at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) with the inauguration...
Review by Laura Beach SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – It seems fitting that in a region of the country known for its fine weather, nary a cloud darkened the annual Scottsdale Art Auction. Now in its 13th season,...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Catalog Photos Courtesy of Hap Moore Auctions YORK, MAINE – The April 1 snowstorm, the same day of Hap Moore’s sale, was much heavier inland than it was along...
Review and Photos by Andrea Valluzzo MALVERN, PENN. – Sandwiched between the Hartford and Philadelphia antiques shows, the 35th annual Chester County Antiques Show, which ran April 7-9, looked beautiful...
Review and Onsite Photos by W.A. Demers, Catalog and Historical Photos Courtesy of Swann Galleries NEW YORK CITY – Swann Galleries hosted a well-attended gathering of clients, friends, current and former...
Review and Photos by Tom O’Hara STURBRIDGE, MASS. – It could have been Santa’s workshop, or maybe Willy Wonka’s or Mister Geppetto’s – but, no, it was Kimberly Kittredge’s...